Senator Warren: “11 Men Were Too Chicken” To Question Ford

“And then this week, I watched 11 men who were too chicken to ask a woman a single question,” she said in a sexist rant. “I watched as Brett Kavanaugh acted like he was entitled to that position and angry at anyone who would question him. I watched powerful men helping a powerful man make it to an even more powerful position.”

But in the week leading up to the hearing, the entire media warned the same “11 men” that they better not question Ford, for fear of bad “optics.”

Ann Coulter compiled the sexist media’s warnings in a column called “No More Mr. White Guy.” Here’s a sampling.

“What are those — that collection of old white men going to do?” — Cynthia Alksne, MSNBC contributor

“If she testifies in front of the Judiciary Committee, where 11 members are white men …” — Susan Del Percio, Republican political strategist, on MSNBC

“Once again, it will be all white men on the Republican side of the Judiciary Committee.” — CNN anchor Poppy Harlow

“The optics for Republicans are going to be really tricky … You’ve got all white men on the Republican side here …” — Julie Pace, Washington bureau chief for The Associated Press, on CNN

“The Republicans, it happens to be 11 white men still on that side.” — CNN host John Berman

“The Republicans, it is 11 white men, talk to me about how you think the tone inside this hearing on Monday will be perceived?” — Berman, a few minutes later

“On the Republican side, all 11 are white men.” — Berman, again, same show, several minutes later

After taking this beating from Warren’s friends in the press, she had the gall to call the same men “chicken” for hiring a female prosecutor to ask the questions. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

Warren’s quote was in the context of a town hall in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where she announced that she is now considering a bid for president in 2020.

“I watched that and I thought time’s up. Time’s up,” she said. “It’s time for women to go to Washington and fix our broken government and that includes a woman at the top. So here’s what I promise, after November 6, I will take a hard look at running for president.”

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